Internet Privacy Statement

Emerald Primary School is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information, This statement governs the collection, storage, use, access and disposal of data including all personal information obtained on eps.vic.edu.au.

Collection of Information
Visitor logs and statistics include the collection of the following information;
Visitor server addresses and domains
The times and dates the site was visited
The pages visitors accessed and files downloaded
Visitors' browsers and operating systems

The main purpose for collecting this information is to provide statistical information used for web-site and system administration.  The information does not identify individual users but does identify the IP address of the computer of origin.

Logged information is only disclosed to Emerald Primary School staff . We make no attempt to identify individuals from these records unless it is necessary to the investigation of a breach of law.

Emerald Primary School adheres to the guidelines of SafetyNet. Go to http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/safety.htm for more information.

User Information
Some pages require or request visitors to provide personal information when they engage in online activities such as subscribing to services, signing the guest book or completing online forms and feedback. Personal information collected may include a visitor's first and last name, postal address, e-mail address, job title, telephone and fax numbers.
Any personal information collected is used for the purpose of providing an increased standard of service. At no stage will any personal information be passed on or distributed to any third party outside the school faculty.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files which are generated by servers and stored onto your computer. They allow servers to recognise when you return to certain sites and allow them to register user preferences. Presently the EPS web site does not use cookies but may in future for the added features of secure transactions such as the ability to pay school fees online.

More information on cookies can be found on Cookie Central (http://www.cookiecentral.com/)

For further information regarding this policy, please contact Emerald Primary School on 03 5938 4311.